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' When the Agricultural School at Aas was re-organised 

 in 1871, forest cultivation, sowing as well as planting of 

 woods became, in accordance with the rules of the school, 

 an obligatory work, and therefore cultivations of wood 

 entered a new stage. Up to this time the work done had 

 been considered merely as experiments, and did not belong 

 to the ordinary instruction ; but in the sequel special 

 importance had to be attached thereto, and the pupils had 

 to be instructed as well in sowing as in planting. Thus 

 the forest cultivation came into more intimate connection 

 with the forest belonging to the school, forming a regular 

 and constant contribution to the renewal of woods; the works 

 will also serve as experiments, from which may be drawn 

 knowledge relative to artificial cultivation of woods under 

 ordinary favourable circumstances in the easterly low dis- 

 tricts, and such knowledge may gradually become valued 

 and utilised by others; finally, if the cultivations should suc- 

 ceed, the example would give an impulse, better care being 

 taken of the woods after growth in general,and to the raising 

 of thicker wood, when the soil would be turned to more use 

 than has been the case up to this time in the neighbour- 

 ing districts. Pursuant to these reflections it may be 

 said that the present forest cultivation has to serve three 

 different ends in the first place as experiences for the pupils 

 of the school; in the second place as forming a continuous 

 contribution to the cultivation of the forest belonging to 

 the school farm ; and, finally, as an example relative to 

 the raising of woods of normal denseness. These three 

 ends have always been kept in view, when the forest culti- 

 vations were commenced and executed. Therefore as a 

 rule the cheapest system of cultivation has been employed, 

 and only, where it was absolutely necessary has a more ex- 

 pensive method been followed. Regarding the quali- 

 ties of trees used special importance has been attached 

 to the raising of as many different kinds of trees as 

 possible, and to forming as heterogeneous partly pure, 

 partly mixed stocks as practicable, in order to pro- 

 cure the greatest possible material from which to 



